The first step we can do with today's brushes is to apply setting powder! And for that we will use the Wet n Wild Powder Brush!
I already have a few of these basic Wet n Wild brushes, but because Pokémon instilled in me a sense of “gotta catch ‘em all”, I wanted to complete the collection as much as possible. Thus, I bought this brush! Powder brushes are crucial, so it’s important to find a good one; previous Wet n Wild brushes were pretty decent so I figured this one would probably be good, too. So, let’s check it out!
The brush itself is fairly basic in terms of design: white ferrule and handle with only the Wet n Wild logo as decoration. I love how the body isn’t matte, but has a very nice glossy surface. The brush head is really pretty! The hairs are white with peachy pink tips, so beautiful! While this design is as basic as it gets, there is one incredibly useful detail on the handle: there’s an indentation where you’d place your thumb! This helps with the ergonomics of this brush immensely! It’s the perfect size for the thumb to rest neutrally, which eases tension in the wrist. It’s such a small detail but it makes all the change in the world! I really wish more brushes had such an indentation.
The hairs are synthetic. They are pretty shiny; honestly, they don’t really look too high quality. They look like they are a bit crimped, which, with the shininess, makes them look slightly plasticy. They aren’t cut as evenly as I’d like them; there are quite a few unevenly cut hairs all over the brush head. Hmm, not good. They make the brush feel a bit prickly when you tap with it. But when you swipe or swirl with the brush it is as soft as a soft blanket! It feels so soft and fluffy and not at all hard. There is also no fall-out or fraying.
Okay, so there’s something that bothers me about how this brush performs. It’s like it doesn’t pick up enough pigment, I don’t know. It picks up a moderate amount of powder, not nearly enough for me. So I have to go back to the pan many times before I am satisfied with how the powder looks. It spreads the powder evenly and it does blend it out well, but something just feels off. I cannot place my finger on it though. Like, it is easy to use and it does make powder look good in the end, but it’s something about how it applies powder that feels off. Well, as long as it can blend it out easily I guess I can deal with this...
Washing: although it does absorb some shampoo, it is still very easy to wash. It keeps its shape after a wash and there is no fraying or fall-out. Although, drying might take a good while – there are many, many hairs here! Just note that, as with the other basic Wet n Wild brushes, there will be something orange/brown draining down the brush head; this is likely the glue from inside the ferrule, although this doesn’t seem to affect the brush negatively, so don’t worry too much about it.
All in all, this is a good powder brush, but I’ve used much better ones. The hairs are soft until you start tapping with the brush, then they become relatively prickly. But when you swirl or swipe with the brush it feels super soft! Very comfy how soft it is! The hairs are of alright quality; they certainly could look less plasticy and be cut more evenly. The brush picks up an okay amount of powder, and it deposits it evenly and richly. It is very good at blending, this is crucial for powder brushes. But something about what it’s like to use it feels off – I cannot explain precisely what it is, but it just doesn’t feel as great as my other powder brushes. Oh, and these wonderfully snowy white hairs? They will get stained, but not from what you might think. See, they’ll get stained near the ferrule because something (glue?) likes to drain out of the ferrule. This all might sound like I don’t like this brush, which is not true, I actually rather like it, but it does have some problems that I cannot ignore. Its price is low, but it doesn’t feel cheap. And that is what matters – because it’s important to have cheap brushes that are good as not everyone can afford single brushes at €40 a piece. But powder brushes are necessary, obviously. And this brush, despite all its quirks, is still good enough for me to recommend it.
Rating: 6.5/10
Would buy again? Probably YES (it’s not that bad)
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